The nation's hospitals treated more than 127 million in-patients, employed more than 5.4 million people, and generated more than $2.2 trillion in economic activity in 2009, an American Hospital Association report says.

When disaster strikes, virtually every healthcare organization is at risk of losing some kind of data. But steps can be taken to find and recover what's been lost and resources are available from the American Health Information Management Association.

An electronic data restoration company can save the day, but it must not violate privacy laws in the process. The American Health Information Management Association details what contracts should contain to ensure compliance.

An Illinois medical group is spearheading an effort to correct a legislative oversight that could spell big trouble for the country's thousands of rural health clinics that bill the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

54% of leaders say that ACOs will be successful in coordinating care and driving down overall costs, according to this HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report. Get the free report with exclusive research and analysis.

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